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Court rejects IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s bail plea
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the bail plea by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. At the resumed sitting on Wednesday, Justice Binta Nyako in her ruling dismissing the bail application, said the court must first determine the reason Kanu jumped bail in 2017 before he can apply for a…
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Malami, Tallen attend FEC after u-turn on political ambitions
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and his Women Affairs counterpart, Pauline Tallen were at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. They attended the meeting after pulling out of the Kebbi governorship and Plateau senatorial seats last week. Malami was physically present at the meeting while Tallen attended virtually. At last…
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PHOTO NEWS: Osinbajo visits Kano explosion scene
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, visited the scene of the explosion which claimed many lives in Sabon Gari area of Kano. The vice president was accompanied on the visit by Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
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State chairman, excos dump ADP in Ekiti
The State Chairman, Olakunle Abegunde and other executive members of Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Ekiti State have dumped the party. Abegunde led leaders of the party in the 16 local government areas of the state to dump the ADP just six days after the party’s deputy governorship candidate Idowu Afuye announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu meets Kwara, Benue APC delegates
All Progressives Congress leading presidential aspirant, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid homage to Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari on Tuesday at the Emir’s palace in Ilorin, Kwara State after which he met party leaders and delegates to the Presidential Convention of the party coming up on May 30 and 31. He had earlier visited Markurdi, Benue State where…
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Nigeria must be made to work for all – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the nation must be made to work for all. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, his media aide, Osinbajo said this when he received the award for Leadership Person of the Year 2021 at the Leadership Newspapers’ Annual Conference and Awards ceremony which held today at the International Conference Centre (ICC), in Abuja.…
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Presidency replies NEF, says no group can tell anyone to leave Nigeria
The presidency says no group can threaten anyone else to leave the country. The presidency said this in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Tuesday. “We are aware of the latest statement from the so-called ‘Northern Elders Forum’. “We wish to reassure Nigerians that it remains their democratically elected…
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Sanwo-Olu, GAC, Lagos APC urge party members to conduct themselves during congresses, primaries
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner during the forthcoming primary elections and congresses of the party in the State. He also appealed to them to abide by the tenets of the ruling party during the primary elections, as well as the…
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I can’t run for Nigeria’s president now, AFDB boss Adesina tells supporters
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina says he can’t run for the office of the president of Nigeria in 2023. Adesina said this in a statement he issued on Tuesday. Adesina who appreciated the calls for him to run as president, said the position he holds now will not allow him to do so. “I have been extremely…
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Nigeria will sustain investments in aviation safety, security, Buhari assures ICAO
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, said more investments will be deployed to the provision of infrastructure and facilities for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable civil aviation. The President, who received the Secretary General of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr Juan Carlos Salazar, at the State House, said Nigeria will support the ideals and aspirations of ICAO…
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